Participation Overview

Participation Overview

The Blanche Bryden Summer Institute is a summer camp held on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Students will be selected through auditions submitted online to form four chamber ensembles: a string quartet, two woodwind quintets and a brass quintet. The selected students will:

Receive coaching daily by Sunflower Music Festival Orchestra professional musicians

Participate in their own master classes, independent study and group rehearsal

Observe the Festival orchestra and chamber ensemble rehearsals

Performance opportunities will include outreach concerts in the community.

The High School Institute formal concert will take place Saturday, June 18th at 3 p.m. in White Concert Hall as part of the Sunflower Music Festival. A reception will follow.

There will also be plenty of opportunities to interact with the professional musicians performing in the Sunflower Music Festival Orchestra.

Masterclasses given by:Charles Stegeman, violin, Co-founder and Concertmaster of the Sunflower Music FestivalAlex Klein, grammy award-winning oboist and founder of the Santa Catarina Music Festival of Brazil

Please fill out the online application, include an audition and submit with an application fee of $50.00 through the Sunflower Music Festival website by clicking here to be considered. Application fee is non-refundable.

Fees for the Institute:Room and Board: $350 per studentTuition: There is no charge for tuition. The Blanche Bryden Foundation has generously provided funding to support all tuition fees for the week-long Institute.

Housing will be provided in Kuehne Hall, exclusively designated for Blanche Bryden participants, on the campus of Washburn University. Meals will be catered by Chartwell’s of Washburn University.